Necktie-support



H. KOHIROGAWA.

NECKTIE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26|l9i9.

Patented July 27,1920.

INVENTO? UNITED STATES HABUICHI KoHIRoGAwA, or -Bolsamania, OREGON.

NECKTIE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented Ju1y'27,192o.

Application filed February 26, 1919. Serial No. 279,276.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HAnUiCHI KOHIRO- GAwA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at 121 North 15th St., Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in neck tie supports.

The object of the invention is to provide simple means on which a neck tie` can be y folded, for instance a four-in-hand, and by means of a band, corresponding to the color of the tie, attach the tie to a collar, to'avoid ruffiing or creasing the tie every time it is worn.l

In the drawing I Y Figure 1 represents a transverse section of the support, showing an attaching band in gripped position.

Fig. 2 is a front view of same.

Fig. 2a is a bottom plan view of the support.

Fig. 3 is anend view.

Fig. 4 is a front view illustrating the use of the invention, just' previous to pulling the band tight on a collar.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the parts in the positionshown in Fig. 4. l

1 indicates a substantially U-shape piece of resilient metal reinforced near its upper portion, as shown atf'B. The lower ends of the legs 4-4 of the U-shape member are lbent inwardly toward each other as shown at 5-5, the bent ends 5 being formed with openings 6 as shown.

The bent ends 5 each are provided with side anges 5a, which fit into each other to form guides, when the ends are squeezed together, as will presently appear. About midway of the length of the legs 4, are alined inclined openings 7.

Normally the resiliency of the metal of the U-shape member acts to spread the legs 4-4 apart so that the opposite inner bars 821-8, of the bent ends will grip a band 9, when the support is in use.

Vhen the device is in use, the band 9, is passed through the openings 7-7,and the legs 4 are squeezed together andthe ends of the band are passed through the openings 6 6 and pressure is released, whereupon the end bars 8a 8a, grip the band as shown'in Fig, 1. Then a neck tie 10, is folded around the support to suit the taste of the wearer,

the form of tie shown in the drawing being a four-in-hand. The tie is folded around the support with the band 9 in place, and the ends are tucked in or otherwise suitably fastened to entirely hide the support, as

shown in Figs. 4 and 5. When the tie is thus folded around the band and support, a passage through the tie is formed for the band.

When the tie is thus assembled on the support, the band is slipped over the head of the wearer, and is passed between the inner and outer bands of the collar, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. Now by holding the tie between the thumb and forefinger of one hand and squeezing same, the two legs 4-4 are moved toward each other, which frees the bars 8a from the band and by holding the lower ends ofthe band with the fingers of the other hand, the tie can be moved up into place infront of the collar.

It follows that by the use of the device the life of a neck tie will be materially prolonged, as it'does away with the soiling and creasing of neck ties as now used.

What I claim is 1. A neck tie support comprising aresilient member around which a tie is folded, having two legs bent inwardly to overlap each other and formed with openings, whereby when a band is passed through the openings in the overlapping ends, said ends will grip and hold the band.

2. A neck tie support comprising a resilient member around which a tie is folded, having two legs formed with openings, the

lower ends of the legs bent to overlap each other, and formed with openings, whereby,

a band may freely pass through the openings in the legs and the openings in the overlapped portions of said legs, and the ends of bent portions form a grip to hold the band in adjusted position.

3. A neck tie'support comprising a bent resilient member, the ends of which are eX- 100 tended inwardly toward each other and overlap, the inwardly extended portions having openings and side guides which intert, the resilientl member :having oppositely disposed inclined openings, whereby a 105 band passed through the side openings anol the openings -in the end portions will be gripped by the terminals of said end portions.

In testimony whereofI aflix my signature.4 110 HARUicHr KoHIRoGAwA. 

